In the opening match against Francisco Serundolo, Nadal dropped the third set of the match, but reorganized to finish in four, as he had done two days earlier.
For the 36-year-old, a 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory would be useful for the second round, but a day after Novak Djokovic won the title, Nadal’s center court was hit several times. Masterclass against Thanasi Kokinakis.
Nadal, the Australian Open and French Open champion, sealed his 16th consecutive Grand Slam victory with a single, and the lack of preparation on the grass should be forgiven at this early stage. Because he was healed. His problem. Feet
The 106th-ranked Barankis took a break for an early lead in the second and third sets, and although Nadal quickly outscored the Lithuanian on the first occasion, he maintained his courage to win the third set.
In the fourth set, Nadal’s 3-0 draw was delayed by rain and this was only an inconvenience, as Nadal wasted some time completing the work.
Matteo Beretini and Roberto Bautista Agut were both knocked out of Nadal’s half-draw by Covid-19, and Denis Shapovalov lost on Thursday to Brandon Nakashima, who reached the semifinals last year, making it difficult to see who the Spaniard is. The two-time champion advanced to the finals, with neither Nick Kyrgios nor Stefanos Tsitsipas prioritizing work. Italian Lorenzo Sonego will be next to try.
Nadal said: “Every day is a challenge. This is true. I haven’t played much on the grass in the last three years. I need to improve, but I think the fourth set was better. I think it was a good level. The tennis key and service in that set worked very well at the end of the match and I was able to play more aggressively despite making a lot of mistakes in the beginning.
“It’s important for me to accept that things aren’t perfect and just keep working, being humble and accepting challenges.”
Data Slam: Going to Martina’s Past
With this victory, Nadal took the total number of his singles Grand Slam victories to 307, giving him a place more than nine-time Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova.
He finished fourth on the all-time list of singles wins in the Majors, behind Roger Federer led by Serena Williams and Djokovic.
Nadal is undoubtedly leading the men’s slam race with 22 slams.
Winner / Unexpected error Nadal – 35/39 Beranki – 35/35
Aces / Double Fault Nadal – 13/4 Barankis – 3/3
Won the break point Nadal – 4/16 Beranki – 2/5
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